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Northside Graphics has announced the acquisition of Northern Irish printing shop Media Design and Print, boosting turnover to £11m and growing employee numbers to over 80
Northern Irish online digital printing platform, Northside Graphics, has announced the acquisition of Belfast printing shop, Media Design and Print.
The deal will reportedly boost Northside Graphics turnover to £11m and grow employee numbers to over 80 in total.
In 2024, the digital printing platform announced a major investment by London-based Bestport Private Equity, which it said would accelerate its UK and Ireland growth through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
In the first of these strategic acquisitions, Media Design and Print and its ten employees will move from its base in Belfast’s Newtownards Road to join Northside at its Dargan Crescent headquarters, also in Belfast.
According to Northside, the acquisition has been made to strengthen the firm’s position as a market leader, boosting output and integrating bespoke products offered by Media Design and Print.
Northside Graphics was advised in the transaction, which was completed on March 31st, by Davidson McDonnell. Media Design and Print was advised by Turley Legal.
Richard Campbell, managing director of Northside Graphics, says: “Northside Graphics currently offers the widest range of printed products within Northern Ireland, and this will be further enhanced by several bespoke products offered by Media Design and Print, bringing us a unique competitive advantage.
“As a highly respected business within the print industry in Northern Ireland, Media Design and Print also brings a huge amount of experience and a loyal customer base to the Northside business. Having recorded exceptional growth and success in recent years, we have every confidence that this acquisition will support our continued growth trajectory in the coming years.”
The family-run Media Design and Print was established by the Beckinsale family in 2007, stemming from the previously owned Media Marketing, another media and print company which was founded by the family in 1987.
Michael Beckinsale, partner and production manager at Media Design and Print, adds: “Our acquisition by Northside Graphics is testament to our reputation for excellence in the printing sector, thanks to our outstanding staff and the support of our loyal customer base over the past 38 years. “We see great synergies between our business and Northside in terms of our product offering, our combined expertise in the digital print industry, and the online arena in which Northside operates so widely across the UK and Ireland.”
